The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-01

An Attempt - Arrest Craig Tolllver nnd
n1ls Gang n Rowan County, Ny. Leads
toa right ~ which the Tollivers were
About EEtermlnsted-Ihe People NOV
nrsathe Ensler.
MoREnKAp. Ky. juno "a About half
past eight O'CLOCK yesterday morning
determined men TO tho number Of one
hundred and sixty, all armed with Win
chester repeating rides. came into More
head under charge OF sheriff Hogge 20
serve a warrant on Craig Tollivor. charg-
ing him with false swearing Ia issuing
warrants for the arrest OF the Logan
boys, killed several weeks ago. A. one
Of the sheri6's posse was crossing the
railroad near the water tank. about fifty
yards east Of the Raines Cottage Hotel,
and before any attempt had been made TO
serve the warrant, Craig Tolliver, who
was near tho hotel, saw him and fired
At him. The man lodged behind a
pile OF lumber, and Tolliver and his two
cousins, Bud aud Jay Tollivcr, and Hiram
Cooper went into the hotel and barricad-
ed the doors and windows. Then the
posse came up under cover OF the brush
behind the hotel and Immediately opened
FIRE upon the building. The house was
soon surrounded, but at something OF q
cared 10 get within range Of the deadly
guns the Tollivers knew so well how TO
use. After the firing had been kept up
for probably three quarters Of an hour.
the Tolliver men attempted TO leave the
hotel and cross the railroad to another
hotel on the opposite side. While
making this foolharly attempt
the notorious leader OF the gang which
has been such a terror TO Rowan County.
fell TO the ground pierced by four balls
from the deadly Winchesters OF the am
pushed posse, two Of the bullets going
through his head and two through his
breast The others got 70 the opposite
house and fought the posse for some time,
but finding tho place less secure that they
had ex pected, they made an attempt &c
re-cross the railroad to their old position.
In this they were unsuccessful. for all
three Of them fell riddled with rifle balls.
After ascertaining that no more resist
ance would be offered, the possec picked
up the dead men and placed them on the
floor Of the porch OF the Cottage Hotel.
Investigation showed that only one Of
the sherin's posse was wounded, and
that was DR.. Brown, who received an
ugly flesh wound in the thigh. Tho fight
ing was kept up for two hours During
the firing the utmost CONSERVATION pre-.
vailed among the women and children,
who ran from their houses and rushed 20
the depot hoping thereby to escape tn
bullets The passenger train. which Il !
due here AZ one o'clock, was delayed for
two and half hours on account OF the
as the fight began Just as the
engineer whistled for Morehead The
sheriff sent detail OF men 70 stop the \
train. but the engineer. hearing the rapid
hring brought the train 10 n stand.
still before reaching the outskirts
II the town After the fight was over
rain into the depot, when il was imme.
lately boarded by q number or the
'herifs men armed with their Win.
,hesiers. Ladies screamed and few
tainted, while many OF the men had bus.
less outside. The posse. however. care
ully searched the train for one OF the
rolliver gang they thought had escaped
Tolliver, . boy and brother u
,raig, had hole shot through the leg Of
lis pants. The posse was composed OF
he best men in Rowan County. They ap
'eared TO be hard working farmers, aud
we're all sober. earnest looking men
1veryb body in Morehead seems glad the
rollivers arc cxterminated, and people
Will now breathe easier. This gang Is d
Ian gerous organization and tine people q
Rowan County will feel safer when they
ire entirely exterminated.
Catesby Tolliver was captured jus; az
Ie had wounded Bud Mannin, one OF III,
'ossc, in the leg with pistol ball from
'ig pistol he was shooting. He had also
cen wounded slightly in the side
kilograms were sent 70 Lexington last
light for four coffins ana four suits OF
lothes In which 70 bury the dead men.
During the Tolliver- Martin fcud, which
las extended over period OF more than
hree years, the following men have been
Tiled: Solomon Bradley. John Bradley,
Whit Pattrev, b. Candell, sheriff Baum
arten, Marion Keaton. John Davis, q
'avis, Wiley Tolliver, John b. Logan, W.
/ Logan, and one other. besides the four